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4. A15- Respiratory tuberculosis
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2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A15.0

Tuberculosis of lung

2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code

• A15.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM A15.0 became effective on October 1, 2018.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A15.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 A15.0 may differ.

• Inactive tuberculosis of lung
• Infiltrative lung tuberculosis
• Isoniazid resistant tuberculosis of lung
• Multidrug resistant tuberculosis
• Nodular tuberculosis of lung
• Pulmonary tuberculosis
• Pulmonary tuberculosis (tb)
• Respiratory tuberculosis
• Tuberculosis (tb) lung infiltrative
• Tuberculosis (tb) lung with fibrosis
• Tuberculosis (tb) lung, cavitary
• Tuberculosis (tb) lung, drug resistant to isoniazid
• Tuberculosis (tb) lung, latent
• Tuberculosis (tb) lung, nodular
• Tuberculosis (tb) lung, pneumothorax
• Tuberculosis (tb) lung, resistant to multiple drugs
• Tuberculosis (tb) of lung
• Tuberculosis (tb) pneumonia
• Tuberculosis (tb) with bronchiectasis
• Tuberculosis of lung with cavitation
• Tuberculous bronchiectasis
• Tuberculous fibrosis of lung
• Tuberculous pneumonia
• Tuberculous pneumothorax

• Mycobacterium infections of the lung.

• 177 Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc
• 178 Respiratory infections and inflammations with cc
• 179 Respiratory infections and inflammations without cc/mcc
• 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
• 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
• 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert A15.0 to ICD-9-CM

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change

• Type 1 Excludes: J47
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J47

  Bronchiectasis

  2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Includes

  • bronchiolectasis

  Type 1 Excludes

  • congenital bronchiectasis (Q33.4)
  • tuberculous bronchiectasis (current disease) (A15.0)

  Use Additional

  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

• Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular) I72.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I72.9

  Aneurysm of unspecified site

  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  • Rasmussen NEC A15.0
• Assmann's focus NEC A15.0
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) R58
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R58

  Hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Hemorrhage NOS

  Type 1 Excludes

  • hemorrhage included with underlying conditions, such as:
  • acute duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage (K26.0)
  • acute gastritis with bleeding (K29.01)
  • ulcerative enterocolitis with rectal bleeding (K51.01)
  • tuberculous NEC A15.0 - see also Tuberculosis, pulmonary
• Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (degeneration) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) A15.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A15.9

  Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  • pulmonary (cavitated) (fibrotic) (infiltrative) (nodular) A15.0

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.